Julia Ward Howe Rejoices Today

Cover of the 1862 sheet music
Lyrics by Julia Ward Howe,
aka "Mrs. Dr. S. G. Howe"
who is now known as "the husband of..."

Julia Ward Howe wrote the lyrics to "Battle Hymn of the Republic" in 1862.

She fought to abolish slavery, and she fought to give women the right to vote.

My, how she is rejoicing today in the realms of glory as she notices that the evil Paige Patterson has been vanquished by Southern Baptist women.

He has given up his keynote address and won't even attend the 2018 Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting in Dallas June 12-13.

https://baptistnews.com/article/under-fire-from-metoo-embattled-southern-baptist-leader-withdraws-from-convention-sermon/?utm_source=BNG+Headlines&utm_campaign=d3f99750b9-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_06_05_11_48_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_dd0edff639-d3f99750b9-54621697#.WxwaropKiUl

Believe me, it wasn't his idea.  He fell to the mighty pressure against him--what Albert Mohler called "the terrible swift sword" of justice, borrowing words from Julia Ward Howe's hymn.

See also this report yesterday on NBC Nightly News covering:

• Southern Baptist oppression of women
• rally planned outside convention
• resolution for women planned inside convention
• Beth Moore letter....

https://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/sexual-misconduct/metoo-goes-church-southern-baptists-face-reckoning-over-treatment-women-n880216

 

Praise to Christ Sophia and to all the women who have 

• stood up to Patterson and the SBC 
• spoken out after being told not to report rape & to stay with abusive husbands
• written articles about being denied the right to be pastors
• planned the rally on June 12.

O My God, we also praise and thank you for the life of Julia Ward Howe and all she gave to women, Christian women, and enslaved people.